Monthly Archives March 26, 2008

For fans who are confused about the band's new direction, Panic at the Disco opens its new CD, "Pretty. Odd.," with a minute-and-a-half long song addressing the concern that their sound may surprise audiences. The track, entitled "We're So Starving" proclaims, in an almost Broadway-bound style, that their fans "don't have to worry, because we're still the same band …" In reality, however, Panic at the Disco shows a different style.

While most people in my class are looking forward to the freedom of senior year, I'm left sullen over the fact that I am stuck on campus like a prisoner. The whole Off-Campus Boarder (OCB) lottery debacle has given Residence Life a bad reputation, and the way they have handled their angered students hasn't helped them one bit.

The dynamics within the working world and family life have changed, and thus societal institutions must adapt. Fairfield University is doing its part in acknowledging and adapting to this change in lifestyle through the construction of a childcare center. This marks a laudable effort by the University to make sure that it takes care of an essential part of its community: the faculty and staff.

Help (v.): The act of giving aid or assistance. Need a study break? Rather than staring endlessly at the Facebook news feed that hasn't changed in the past 10 minutes, check out FreeRice.com. On the site, you will find a highly addicting game that simultaneously exercises your brain and works to end world hunger.

This Friday signals more than the beginning of yet another keg-filled weekend at college. It is also the start of Diversity Week, a week of campus-wide celebrations, marking Fairfield's initiatives to celebrate diversity and increase awareness. Diversity Week begins with the IRHA-sponsored Spring Fling and continues through Sunday with an IRHA sponsored cultural movie night as well as a comedy night, hosted by Jewish awareness group KADIMA, starring Steve Hofetetter.

Theft. Assault. Armed robbery. Underage drinking. Fund-raising for the Special Olympics? Many situations can get students in trouble with the law, but the penalty for doing good deeds isn't usually jail time. On Wednesday, April 23, however, some students will voluntarily get locked up for "Jail 'n Bail," a fund-raiser held by Public Safety to raise money for Special Olympics of Connecticut.

Joseph Berardino '72 sees parallels between leadership and classic Greek tragedies. "There are incredible calamities," he said recently in an interview with The Mirror, "but the focus is not that there was trouble, but what you did with it, where you went from there.

If you close your eyes and listen to Ted Spencer speak, you would never know the difference. "A coach of mine once told me that you have a finite number of games in your lacrosse career, a finite number of games in your season," he said in pure anecdotal form.

Five games into the season, the women's lacrosse team is off to its best start in school history. The Stags have been competitive in every game this season, including a 9-8 loss to No. 13 Yale in the season opener. Fairfield moved into 38th place in the LaxPower poll after a 13-9 win over Mount St. Mary's on Saturday.

The video game and music industries have been working together to blend two types of multimedia. So far, the successful venture has increased sales in both music and video game markets, and have launched the careers of many previously unheard-of bands.